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'''Lions''' were [[Wikipedia:Felidae|feline creatures]] only mentioned in [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poetry and [[Elves|Elvish]] linguistic writings.<ref name=ATB12/><ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}} (root [[RAW|RAW-]])</ref> Apparently the lions roamed the lands of the East (perhaps referring to the lands beyond [[Rhûn]], the [[Uttermost East]]).<ref name=ATB12>{{ATB|12}}</ref>
'''Lions''' were [[Wikipedia:Felidae|feline creatures]] only mentioned in [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poetry and [[Elves|Elvish]] linguistic writings.<ref name=ATB12/><ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}} (root [[RAW|RAW-]])</ref> Apparently the lions roamed the lands of the East (perhaps referring to the lands beyond [[Rhûn]], the [[Uttermost East]]), hunting "beasts and tender men".<ref name=ATB12>{{ATB|12}}</ref>
==Names==
==Names==
In [[Quenya]], the name for "lion" is ''rá'' (pl. ''rávi''). The [[Noldorin]] name is ''rhaw'' (pl. ''rhui'').<ref name=LR/>
In [[Quenya]], the name for "lion" is ''rá'' (pl. ''rávi''). The [[Noldorin]] name is ''rhaw'' (pl. ''rhui'').<ref name=LR/>
In [[Gnomish]], one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s early conceptions of an [[Elvish|Elven]] language, the word for "lion" is ''rau''.<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 65</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==


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Revision as of 22:16, 26 April 2013

Snow lions and Radagast portrayed in MECCG

Lions were feline creatures only mentioned in Hobbit poetry and Elvish linguistic writings.[1][2] Apparently the lions roamed the lands of the East (perhaps referring to the lands beyond Rhûn, the Uttermost East), hunting "beasts and tender men".[1]

Names

In Quenya, the name for "lion" is (pl. rávi). The Noldorin name is rhaw (pl. rhui).[2]

In Gnomish, one of Tolkien's early conceptions of an Elven language, the word for "lion" is rau.[3]

Portrayal in adaptations

1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:

Races of lions include Cliff Lions (of southwestern Middle-earth), Mountain lions (of Rhovanion), Snow Lions (of the Grey Mountains), and the Spotted Lions (of Cardolan).[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Cat"
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" (root RAW-)
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 65
  4. Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012)
  5. Zachariah Woolf (1995), Lake-town (#2016), p. 149
  6. John David Ruemmler, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Peter C. Fenlon (1995), Mirkwood (2nd edition) (#2019)